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What You Need to Know: The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Gekijou's 5-koma manga's anime version has been decided for Spring 2017. It was announced on their 4th live concert and many fans are expressing their anticipation and excitement for this news.

SANTA MONICA, CA (October 15, 2016) - Aniplex of America Inc. announced today that they have acquired Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga for their upcoming winter season lineup. Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga has been adapted from the Kyoto Arc of the widely po...

Fans of renowned anime movie production house Studio Ghibli, take note: the studio's first TV series, Ronja, the Robber's Daughter, has been picked up for the US by Amazon. The 26-episode series will join the streaming video offerings available to...

As revealed at this weekend's TeniPuri Festa 2016 ~Kassen~ event, a new movie in The Prince of Tennis series is in the works. Series creator Takeshi Konomi is on board as executive producer for the project, which will tell the untold story of what...

The Acclaimed Multi-Generational Fantasy Action Anime Series Launches On Leading Animation Network Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing,...

The beloved anime superhero Saitama is returning for a second season in "One Punch Man", and we now have a glimpse of what horrors the protagonist may be facing this time around. "One Punch Man" Season 2 Ever since the announcement of "One Punch M...

A fan-made live action short has featured beloved children's franchises Power Rangers and Voltron facing off (both of which being based on existing Japanese creations), instilling nostalgia amongst older viewers and possibly even bringing newcomer...

Film has earned 14. 9 billion yen in 50 days in Japan The 49th annual Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain announced on Saturday that Makoto Shinkai's your name. (Kimi no Na wa. ) film won the festival's Best Animated Feature Film...

A new preview for Sun & Moon aired in Japan today, showing off many new scenes we haven't seen yet. The anime will premiere on November 17th with a one-hour special (the day before the games are released).

By Joel Couture . October 14, 2016 . 4:00pm Japanese School Life, the Sekai Project visual novel about a young man learning about Japanese customs as an exchange student to the country, is seeking votes on Steam Greenlight.

Avex has posted a short version music video for 34-year-old voice actor Wataru Hatano's upcoming 7th solo single "You Only Live Once" on its official YouTube channel. The song is now used as the ED theme for the figure-skating themed original TV a...

The magical girls of Prism Nana have preemptively celebrated the frightening holiday of Halloween with this adorable MV, serving as an advertisement for the upcoming 7 episode OVA and further injecting the veins of Type B enthusiasts with hyperact...

The Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2016 has brought good news for hardcore MMORPG fanatics as the "Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood" expansion has been announced, allowing those with too much free time to continue wasting thousands of hours grinding for ...

PQube's upcoming Root Letter is a visual novel that's set in the real world in the town of Matsue, in the Shimane Prefecture of Japan. In the game it's your job to investigate the disappearance of Fumino Aya, who went missing 15 years ago.

After Koushiro, Mimi, and Joe finally get their partner Digimon to get their Mega/Ultimate forms, the new poster visual for the upcoming 4th Digimon Adventure tri. movie, Soushitsu, has revealed that it's now the turn of Sora's partner Digimon to ...

The story of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kuroko's Basketball finally ends with an anime film based on the mangaka's popular sequel manga, Kuroko's Basketball: Extra Game. Now, a brand new teaser PV for the upcoming film, officially titled Kuroko's Basket...

From the 90s to today, the anime culture has peaked in India, which has led to many people going to comic conventions dressed up as their favourite anime character, also known as cosplaying. "This year was the first time India participated in the ...

Sword Art Online's main heroine Asuna has gone for a leisurely matsuri stroll as demonstrated by Freeing's latest figurine, bound to become a coveted item amongst ravenous Sword Art Online enthusiasts and figure collectors alike with her April arr...

Porter Robinson is a veritable Japanophile. From spending much of last two years in Tokyo, to blending countless Asian influences into his music and artwork, Porter has continually shown an appreciation for Japanese culture.

North American music producer Porter Robinson has announced on his Twitter that he is collaborating with Japanese animation studio A-1 Pictures (AnoHana, Sword Art Online) for an anime project titled Shelter the Animation.

Yo-Kai Watch 3 is coming December 15 in Japan, and there's an official trailer to go along with its announcement now, too. It looks pretty interesting, to say the least. Alongside single-player, there will be a new multiplayer mode called Yo-Kai W...

A demo for Reco Love: Blue Ocean and Reco Love: Gold Beach for PS Vita will launch via the PlayStation Store in Japan on October 19, publisher Kadokawa Games announced. It will weigh in at 1. 6 gigabytes.

It's almost time to guy those 2017 and the Straw Hat this and friends will be toning up and stripping down to prepare for theirs. In addition to a typical One Piece "2017"' calendar with color art from the manga spread, it'll be the year for (semi...

Because of poor health, renowned Anisong singer, Eir Aoi went on hiatus earlier this year, and even cancelling some appearances including AFA Thailand. Now, the singer is planning to go on hiatus again, and this is also because of health concerns.

Bandai Namco rolled out the free open beta for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 on the PS4. The game is currently available to download from over on the PlayStation Store and clocks in at a manageable 6. 2GB. According to Saiyan Island, you'll only have th...

NEWS A new AKB48 sister group was announced at the AKB48 Janken Tournament 2016. This new group will arrive in the summer of 2017 and they will be from the Setouchi reigion of Japan. Their group name will be STU48.

From October 15 to 30, melcafe, an orthodox maid cafe in Nippombashi, Osaka, opens as a collaboration cafe with the recently ended TV anime Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-. During the two weeks period, the 38-seat cafe is decorated with c...

Survey being held to determine which of six different furisode designs will go into production. Next month will mark four years since the theatrical release of Evangelion: 3. 0 You Can (Not) Redo, the third of the four theatrical features that com...

The King of Fighters XIV is coming to arcades in Japan via Taito's NESiCAxLive 2 system, an arcade content distribution system that supports battles between arcades, SNK Playmore announced at Toushinsai 2016.